Each week we'll take a step back into the history of Great Bend through the eyes of reporters past. We'll reacquaint you with what went into creating the Great Bend of today, and do our best to update you on what "the rest of the story" turned out to be.

With the end of the school year just a couple weeks away, the USD 431 Board of Education met Monday night with only a few items of business to consider. Board members also heard about end of the year preparations around the district.

The aerial photo of downtown Great Bend presented to the City Council Monday night put the proposed water line improvement project into prospective. It had large stretches of Main and 10th streets highlighted in yellow, showing the extent of the undertaking.

The Annex of the First Southern Baptist Church, at 19th and Harrison, will be open from noon until 1 p.m. on Thursday, National Day of Prayer, for those wishing to spend the hour or part of the hour praying for our country. A brochure will be available for prayer topics and suggested scriptures.